WIAW #48: Behind the Instagram

This WIAW is all about the eats I’ve been showcasing on Instagram lately, and telling you the stories behind the Instagram of mouthwatering photos. Like this one of a typical at-the-office breakfast for me, a Baked Quinoa Flax Cake with chocolate chips and peanut butter. I tend to enjoy this alongside a cup or three of decaf coffee, with some fruit to follow. I’ve always enjoyed dessert for breakfast, and now that I’m off oats I thought I’d be trying all my oatmeal cake flavors out with quinoa flakes, but I’m still not tired of the PB&C combination.

What you don’t know is that, when I’m using peanut butter packets instead of a jar of peanut or sunflower seed butter, I actually cut open three sides to scrape every last bit out. I need all the energy I can get!

On weekdays, lunch is usually a boring desk salad, a slice of frittata, or a jumble of afternoon snacks. Not much of that is Insta-worthy, so what you see when I do post is probably from a very occasional trip out to the Little Beet for a treat, usually when I’m meeting a friend for lunch. My midday posts tend to happen on weekends, when brunch reins supreme. Eggs, anyone?

I try to be discreet about Instagramming when I’m out to brunch or dinner on weekends, but since those are the most photo-worthy meals my friends and boyfriend have learned to let me snap a quick picture before I put the phone away and we tuck into our food. Sometimes making it look as mouthwatering on screen as it is in real life can pose a challenge. So given my one-and-done strategy, I’m always surprised when these photos turn out well. Cases in point are the duck breast I had at our Super Bowl bar, and a market plate at Candle Cafe.

As for dessert? Well, as I said, I often eat my desserts for breakfast. This microwave pumpkin scone is popular both morning and night, as is my Banana Peanut Butter Chip Breakfast Sundae. There’s always ice cream from Emack and Bolio’s in the mix. The key thing is that I might post what I had for dessert the next morning, or what I had for breakfast in the evening as dessert, because it could very well be the same exact thing.

I hope you enjoyed finding out about what goes on behind the scenes for this relatively new Instagrammer. I’m still getting the hang of food photography, so I welcome any and all advice!

I love eating dessert for breakfast. Chocolate is the best way to start the day! I just realized I don’t think I’m following you on insta yet! Doing that ASAP!Faith VanderMolen recently posted…Vegan Toasted Coconut Chocolate Chunk Brownies

I try to be discreet about Instagramming while out too, because I really don’t want to be sucked in by the social media with friends or family. It’s difficult though!Emily recently posted…Why Comparison Only Steals Joy (WIAW)

I am the same – i can’t let anyone touch the food till i’ve gotten a snap! I think that if you’re already making your friends wait, then you’re on the right track haha.
That sprinkled ice cream dessert looks sooo good.

I don’t typically post meals on Instagram, but it isn’t a bad idea when a meal looks worthy of the world seeing it 🙂 Your meals look great! I could surely eat different variations of eggs for every meal and not be upset…Lindsey recently posted…beets + peanut butter | WIAW

I feel like snapping pictures of your food is all about confidence. If you don’t make it weird or act embarrassed, no one else will care. If they do say something, maybe be like “I always love to snap pictures before I devour!” or something that lets them know it’s normal…because it is! It’s fun!
🙂Ellie recently posted…WIAW: Recipe for Microwave Chocolate Banana-Oat Bread